Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧馬場(chǎng)） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a  36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper  37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great  38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the  39  of all the buildings.
He put his heart into the  40  and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that   41 , ‘See me after class.’
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I  42  an F?’
The teacher said, ‘This is an  43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no  44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will  45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
The boy went home and  46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to  47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very  48 decision for you.’
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the  49  paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50 .’
Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had  51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.
Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said  52  , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream  53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.  54  , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.  55 your heart, no matter what.

I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"

     Well, it 31  being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future  32 . When, at last, I was in college, I had my 33 set on becoming a preacher (牧師) like my father.  34  I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in the end and I was preaching  36 full-time for much of my adult life.

     However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38  thief is usually ourselves.

     We find 39 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 40  inside says, "You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (極寶貴的) 44 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 45  

     The message I always gave my children was that you 46  do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart." There are 48  "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.

     So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.

1.                A．insisted on      B．felt like         C．kept on   D．started out

2.                A．changed        B．failed           C．planned  D．left

3.                A．eyes           B．heart           C．brain D．experience

4.                A．But            B．So             C．Or   D．Yet

5.                A．a(chǎn)greement      B．decision        C．a(chǎn)im  D．position

6.                A．hardly          B．slightly          C．nearly    D．extremely

7.                A．money         B．plan           C．friends   D．dreams

8.                A．greatest        B．tallest          C．poorest   D．oldest

9.                A．themselves      B．yourselves      C．ourselves D．itself

10.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．speech

11.               A．succeed        B．make          C．put   D．finish

12.               A．expects        B．predicts        C．a(chǎn)nswers   D．suffers

13.               A．met           B．defended       C．understood D．realized

14.               A．stages          B．suggestions      C．lessons    D．choices

15.               A．success        B．succeed        C．a(chǎn) success  D．successful

16.               A．a(chǎn)re able to      B．used to         C．have to    D．ought to

17.               A．interesting      B．important       C．necessary  D．impossible

18.               A．many          B．a(chǎn) few          C．some D．no

19.               A．coming         B．to come        C．came D．will come

20.               A．buy           B．fool           C．steal  D．borrow

Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧馬場(chǎng)） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a  36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper  37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great  38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the  39  of all the buildings.

He put his heart into the  40  and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that   41 , ‘See me after class.’

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I  42  an F?’

The teacher said, ‘This is an  43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no  44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will  45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

The boy went home and  46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to  47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very  48 decision for you.’

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the  49  paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50 .’

Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had  51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.

Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said  52  , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream  53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.  54  , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.  55 your heart, no matter what.

1.                A．paper          B．composition     C．passage   D．notice

2.                A．reaching        B．a(chǎn)chieving        C．continuing     D．describing

3.                A．excitement      B．detail           C．demand D．spirit

4.                A．relation         B．a(chǎn)dvantage       C．location   D．meaning

5.                A．project         B．work           C．house    D．painting

6.                A．informed       B．read           C．wrote    D．reflected

7.                A．recognize       B．own            C．receive   D．a(chǎn)dmit

8.                A．unbearable      B．unbelievable     C．unrealistic     D．unusual

9.                A．need           B．way            C．doubt    D．time

10.               A．see            B．retell          C．discuss    D．rewrite

11.               A．thought about   B．cared about     C．set about D．talked about

12.               A．keep up        B．show up        C．sweep up D．make up

13.               A．unique         B．wrong          C．wise D．important

14.               A．same          B．final           C．correct    D．suitable

15.               A．promise        B．grade          C．dream    D．word

16.               A．put forward     B．carried out      C．taken up   D．sped up

17.               A．constantly       B．strongly        C．guiltily    D．delightedly

18.               A．catcher        B．seeker         C．dreamer   D．stealer

19.               A．Gradually       B．Personally       C．Strictly    D．Fortunately

20.               A．Follow         B．Guide          C．Arrange   D．Concentrate

Start doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only ____1____ it part-time. Albert Einstein was ____2____to get a job as a physics professor at the beginning. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to ____3____. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” ____4____, he wrote the two most famous papers while ____5____ as a patent（專利）office worker. After the ____6____ there were not any major____7____ in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

     If you want to work as an artist but you are ____8____ as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who ____9____ one day to become an artist. Seeing yourself as a waiter puts the ____10____ you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, ____11____ yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiting on tables, or draw as much as you can. It is ____12____ to earn a living as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That ____13____ plenty of time which you can devote to training or developing your craft（手藝）in the ____14____hours.

While you are seeking the work you love, ____15____ helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be ____16____ the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened____17____ the possibilities, you can make a final decision and ____18____ the work you love as your own.

  Doing the work you love ____19____ that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams____20____.

1．A．work for               B．work with           C．work out             D．work at

2．A．unable                   B．a(chǎn)ble                     C．unwilling            D．a(chǎn)nxious

3．A．science                 B．maths                  C．physics               D．money

4．A．So                        B．Instead                C．Therefore            D．And

5．A．employed              B．a(chǎn)cted                   C．treated                D．recognized

6．A．discoveries            B．consequences      C．solutions             D．instructions

7．A．cities                    B．factories              C．universities         D．companies

8．A．known                  B．making a living    C．leading a life        D．chosen

9．A．considers              B．imagines              C．hopes                  D．decides

10．A．man                    B．woman                C．person                D．work

11．A．think                   B．believe                 C．regard                 D．help

12．A．impossible           B．possible               C．important            D．lucky

13．A．sends                  B．gets                    C．leaves                 D．takes

14．A．on                      B．office                  C．business              D．off

15．A．it                        B．which                 C．that                     D．this

16．A．interested in         B．devoted to           C．limited to             D．troubled by

17．A．no                      B．a(chǎn)ll                       C．few                    D．both

18．A．select                  B．plan                    C．conclude             D．judge

19．A．suggests              B．requires               C．insists                 D．encourages

20．A．a(chǎn)chieve               B．come true            C．come out             D．realize

Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it  1  . Albert Einstein was  2  to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to  3  . I should give up on it and settle for something else.”  4  , he wrote the two most famous papers while  5  as a patent（專利）office worker. After the   6  , there was not any major  7  in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

   If you want to work as an artist and are  8  as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who  9  one day to become an artist. That puts the  10  you love somewhere Off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as  11  , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is  12  to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That  13  plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手藝)  in the  14  hours.

   While seeking the work you love,   15  helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be  16  the ideas Of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened  17  the possibilities, you can make a final  18  and select the work you love as your own.

   Doing the work you love  19  that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the

 20 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

1．A．full-fime              B．hard                  C．easily                 D．part-time

2．A．unable                B．a(chǎn)ble                   C．unwilling            D．a(chǎn)nxious

3．A．science               B．maths                 C．physics              D．money

5．A．employed             B．regarded             C．worked            D．recognized

6．A．inventions         B．discoveries          C．successes      D．papers

7．A．city                 B．factory              C．university           D．company

8．A．known            B．making a living     C．leading a life      D．chosen

9．A．thinks                B．imagines             C．hopes              D．decides

10．A．man               B．woman              C．person             D．work

11．A．a(chǎn)n artist             B．a(chǎn) waiter              C．a(chǎn) waitress          D．a(chǎn) painter

12．A．impossible          B．possible              C．important           D．lucky

13．A．sends              B．spares               C．leaves              D．takes

14．A．on                 B．office                C．business            D．off

15．A．it                  B．which               C．that                D．this

16．A．interested in      B．devoted to           C．limited to         D．troubled by

17．A．no                 B．a(chǎn)ll                   C．few               D．both

18．A．decision            B．plan                 C．conclusion          D．judge

19．A．suggests            B．requires              C．insists             D．encourages

20．A．necessary        B．practical   C．careful          D．honest